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CompSci majors have far too little taught about business.

a4: read, write and spell are top on my list....Else Ux designs will be terrible

They need to get kids to stop playing and stimulate curiosity of how things work

A4) @IBMInterConnect You MUST get the teachers out of the classroom and focus on practical realities, not theoretical. #IBMInterconnect

creative thinking...programming languages change, but the ability to think creatively and broadly and solve problems will ALWAYS produce thinkers #ibmmobike

a course in Business Ethics couldn't hurt either...

I would start with Creativity ..

Creative and mindful problem solving, reverse engineering, asking more/better questions. Presence of technology != always the right tool

Simple coding should be a required class, Basic, Perl, html type stuff...kids need to get hands on and learn or at least experiment at an early age

@tcrawford So true. Business and technology are had-in-hand these days

@ibminterconnect STEM skills (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)

@MarshaCollier There is absolutly something to be said about a healthy curiosity. Exploring ones curiosity is a great interview question/ subject!

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Empathy, Compassion, Trust. Wait what was the question? I'm sticking to my answer regardless

Easy - Critical Thinking!!

Great question! They need awareness of how powerful it is both good and bad. It enables so many options. They need to be able to go old school first and leverage technology second to grow the future.

a4. Logic and business...FBLA used to be big in schools...not so anymore

@tcrawford Curiousity in tech makes people WANT to understand coding

@PaladorBenjamin Great pt! Critical thinking is very important as well.

Collaboration.

Exposure to Technology that matters

That is a difficult question to answer in so few characters, but we definitely need a fuller & more integrated approach to education, students need to learn about all ends of the spectrum

Soft skills -- communication, listening, empathy -- at least as important as coding.

@PaladorBenjamin I'm with ya...but...what exactly is the operational, common definition of "Critical Thinking?" #IBMInterconnect

@MarshaCollier What do you mean by playing? A lot of curiosity come through play! :)

@bmkatz SO TRUE. We had DECA, it changed my world and plopped me into a business world I had no clue about

another good read is End of Secrets by Ryan Quinn... it's "fiction" but very achievable...

More courses are available online than in schools. Classes must be brought to where the kids want to learn

Bring gamification to education!

A4: Agreed, Marsha! A sense of curiosity is huge in a strong development. Problem solving skills should be taught no matter the age.

@RelusTech Answers answered teach big lessons

@marcbulandr Also easy - Asking WHY? :)

They need a liberal arts education with emphasis on critical thinking and communication to understand these tools in their proper context.

Kids need to be challenged. They are drawn to interactive tools. We have not even scratched the surface on educational apps. Need to embrace the tools and challenge kids. Need to invest in resources and tools for education app dev.

communication skills and common sense are key (can you tell i have kids?)

More needs to be done to attract young women into computing skills. They add another dimension

@IBMAnalytics I agree - when its framed as something fun to do, it helps foster creativity and productivity

@tweetPiyushY Creativity is great! Is there a way you would invoke it?

i have the perfect follow-up question to this...

its great what IBM does with CoderDojo & Bluemix to focus on just that '...preparing our kids for building tech...'.

teach all elementary kids to touch type would be a start #skillIwishIhad

@MarshaCollier I agree. With younger kids, instructor led experimentation and learning would help the next generation succeed

@theRab Let's start a movement to bring back Common Sense!!!

@IBMAnalytics gamification is easy to build into classes! You get a GOLD STAR!

@MarshaCollier You are onto something big time here, which is a paradigm shift brick and mortar schools are not ready to address fully. #IBMInterconnect

@StevenDickens3 Typing is central. My 10yo and 7yo are already on their way.

Technology, basics for programming languages... Teach students how to think outside the box and come up with new ideas.

@tcrawford These days, there's nothing common about "common sense" ;)

@PaladorBenjamin and not via a screen

@MarshaCollier Oh, please don't burst my bubble. :) Your pt is very true.

@tcrawford I agree with typing! As a former teacher, many students struggled with that and we didn't have time to get them into the computer labs often enough to teach them!

@marcbulandr don't even get me started on that ;)

@tcrawford touch typing would increase productivity massively

teach what technology is and how it works. you need to understand the internet before you can add useful layers or apps to it

@StevenDickens3 Typing skills! You're right. Kids are taught to tap - not type!

Creativity, effective communication, thinking "outside the box," and discovering not only how things work but why things work are all important in learning -CN

BlueMix roadshow, bring app dev to schools and everyone will be an app developer.

@ibminterconnect Such a difficult question to answer with the disparity of education from even county to county in the USA. If anything, we need a baseline.

teach them to type, code and then stop and think

@tcrawford The mind link .. Almost preempted the question .. A: Exposure to tech that matters :)

I agree with @JessicaDing92 - STEM skills plus hacking (defined as creative use of technical components)

in reverse order

@ibminterconnect Entrepreneurial, creativity, collaboration skills

also entrepreneurship - so many more small businesses who'll change the world in the future #ibmmobile

@StevenDickens3 Love that! Taking a step back and really thinking tends to be overlooked.

@annafoat Developers can also be small businesses! What a fabulous opportuinity. Lots of tools to use

@ibminterconnect Courses that combine and enhance entrepreneurial, creativity, and collaboration skills

kids are naturally creative, they don't need to be taught but the educational environment should support them - not all kids want to compete

i am increasingly amazed at the tools my kids already employ to get thru their days. Learning environments should support that.